The Natural Narrative
The Natural Narrative is an award-winning podcast exploring the intersection of health, healing, and the human experience.
We are simply normal people enduring abnormal circumstances—and this can diminish your lustre and your health.
I’m Leone Wilson, award-winning natural healthcare practitioner and founder of Harvesting Health & Mind Medicine. On The Natural Narrative, I share real-life stories, evidence-based insights, and practical strategies to help you navigate your health. I also invite like-minded guests to share their experiences so you can gain invaluable takeaways to regain your health, recover your lustre, and shine bright.
The Natural Narrative is where natural wellness meets real-world experience and evidence-based insights.
Episodes
50 episodes
Mothers Need a Village Too: Connection, Acceptance and a Cup of Tea What if support began with a warm welcome, a cup of tea and the relief of knowing you truly belong?
In this episode of The Natural Narrative, Leone Wilson speaks with Renee Rekes from Motherhood Village about social isolation, peer support and the importance of creating spaces where mothers feel welcomed, accepted and understood....
Are We Sitting on a Male Fertility Crisis? With Cool Beans Founder Saara Jamieson. Could something as ordinary as the way we sit, work and dress be quietly affecting male fertility?
Could the modern sedentary lifestyle be affecting male fertility more than we realise?In this episode of The Natural Narrative, Leone Wilson speaks with medical researcher, author and Cool Beans Underwear founder Saara...
Your Child Is Communicating: Why Parents Are the Experts Of Their Child's Behaviour
What if a child’s behaviour is not the problem—but a form of communication?In this episode of The Natural Narrative, Leone Wilson speaks with Chantelle Ryan, founder and director of Spear & Arrow Therapeutic, about supportin...
When the Body Remembers: Exploring EFT Tapping Beyond Talk Therapy - Emotional Healing with Khadine Aharon
Can tapping on specific acupressure points really help reduce stress, anxiety and the impact of trauma? In this episode, Leone speaks with EFT practitioner and trainer Khadine Aharon about healing, resilience and why the body often holds ...
The Magic and Science of Herbal Medicine - Diana Bowman on plant chemistry, healing traditions, and why nature remains one of our greatest teachers.
🌿 Herbal medicine is more than tradition—it's chemistry, pharmacology and thousands of years of human observation. Join Leone Wilson and Diana Bowman as they explore why nature remains one of our greatest teachers. What if som...
Metamorphosis: Life After Breast Cancer. Michelle Aziz on breast cancer, survivorship and rebuilding life after cancer
When we think about cancer, we often focus on diagnosis, treatment and survival.But what happens when treatment ends?What happens when everyone expects you to be "back to normal," yet life feels fundamentally different?In t...
Beauty Has No Expiration Date | Celebrating Women at the Peak of Their Power.
Beauty has no expiration date — and women over 40 are not past their prime, but often standing right in it. A conversation with Vanessa Van Straaten about the 40 Over Forty Project, visibility, confidence, and celebrating women not despit...
Resilience Isn’t a Destination: Birth Trauma, Fertility Journeys & Rebuilding After Loss
Birth. Loss. Fertility. Trauma. These experiences are more common than we speak about — and resilience isn’t the absence of them, but how we move through them. In this episode of The Natural Narrative, Leone ...
Your Body Isn’t Broken - A conversation on hormones, acupuncture and moving from self-judgement to understanding
What if your symptoms weren’t a sign that something is wrong with you — but a signal asking to be understood? In this episode of The Natural Narrative, Leone is joined by acupuncturist Natasha Erickson to explore wome...
High Functioning Is Not the Same as Safe - When Strength Becomes Survival
You can be capable, reliable, and holding everything together — and still not feel safe inside your own life. This episode explores the quiet cost of coping well, and why functioning is not the same as living well. Th...
Big Feelings, Little Humans: Understanding Emotional Regulation in Children. Supporting children — and the adults who love them — to navigate big emotions with safety and awareness.
What if children’s “big behaviours” weren’t problems to fix — but messages to understand? In this episode, Leone Wilson sits down with Clinical & Family Psychologist Dr Rhiarne Pronk-Scholes to explore emotion regulation in children t...
Not Broken: Rethinking Menopause, MHT & Healthy Aging - Exploring menopause beyond fear, hype, and one-size-fits-all solutions
Is menopause being misunderstood — and are women being taught to fear a natural transition instead of learning how to thrive through it? In this episode of The Natural Narrative, Leone Wilson is joined by Melisa Byrne...
Remembering Who You Are - Trauma Healing & The Truth Self
In this episode of The Natural Narrative, Leone is joined by hypnotherapist Megan O'Connor to explore trauma, the subconscious mind, and how reconnecting with your "truth self" can create lasting change.In this episod...
Sleep: Nature's Nurse.
Sleep isn't just rest, It's medicineIn Ayurveda, sleep is considered one of the three foundational pillars of life, and when it's disrupted, everything else feels harder. In this episode of The Natural Narrative...
Rooted in Nature: Ayurvedic Wisdom for Modern Life Why Everything We Experience Has Meaning
How can ancient Auurvedic wisdom guide us through modern life? Join us as Caroline Roberston, naturopath and Ayruvedic consultant shares practical tips and timeless insights for balancing body, mind and spirit.In this episode ...
The Creative Cure: How Club Picasso Nurtures Emotional Wellbeing
“The Natural Narrative dives beneath the surface of wellbeing to explore the real stories, science, and soul behind human health.” The Natural Narrative is a wellbeing podcast hosted by naturopath, nutritionist, and c...
The Weight of Control: Where Pain Meets Possibility
What if the thing you've been praised for - your discipline, your willpower, your "healthy lifestyle" - was actually hurting you?Eating disorders aren't really about food. They're about control, loss, identity and survival. And sometimes...
When Control Becomes Survival: The Truth About Eating Disorders
Eating disorders aren’t about food — they’re a way of creating control in an uncontrollable world, and in this conversation with Anjali Woodford, we explore the trauma-rooted patterns behind them and what true healing requires. <...
Personalised Nutrition & Metabolic Balance with Cherry Wills
I’m Leone Wilson, and in this episode of The Natural Narrative, I chat with Cherry Wills, CEO of Metabolic Balance ANZ, about how personalised, blood-value–driven nutrition can transform health and restore balance....
Smart Girls - Turning The Tables on Tradition
I’m Leone Wilson, and in this episode of The Natural Narrative, I chat with Anjali Woodford about rewriting your story, defying cultural expectations, and embracing authenticity to reclaim your health and shi...
With A Closed Heart Nothing Changes
This is our first podcast episode with Anjali Woodford (with many more to follow)🎙️ The Natural Narrative — Episode with Anjali WoodfordIn this episode of The Natural Narrative, Leone sits down with A...
The Body Keeps The Score: When Pushing Too Hard Creates Disease
In this deeply personal episode, Leone shares the story of what happened when her partner David pushed himself past the point of exhaustion and how his illness became a wake-up call.She talks about the cost of ignoring your body, the myt...
Humans Being: The Art of Rest and Soulful Living
In this deeply nourishing episode of The Natural Narrative, host Leone Wilson of Harvesting Health welcomes special guest Anyeska from Wellbeing with Anyeska for a heartful conversation on the pow...
Love, Loss & the Healing Middle Ground
In this episode, Leone shares the deeply personal story of supporting her partner David through his journey with glioblastoma. Navigating between conventional pharmaceuticals and the healing potential of natural herbs, Leone found a middl...
The Long Goodbye - Holding On While Letting Go
Caring for someone facing the end of life is one of the most profound human experiences — filled with love, pain, tenderness, and resilience. "Holding On While Letting Go" this podcast episode is dedicated to the often-unspoken journey...